Graland Matthews, 44, the owner of the house, said the building was boarded up and the utilities had been disconnected after Sunday’s fire.

Matthews has been staying at his mother’s house since Sunday’s early morning blaze, and he said his two roommates found other places to stay last night. Matthews said fire investigators told him they could not definitely state what caused the fire Sunday morning.

Baucom said about 70 percent of the house was a loss. Potter-Randall Appraisal District records show the appraised value of the house at 2805 Brook Ave. at $33,156.

The American Red Cross was at the scene of the fire. Steve Pair, executive director of the organization’s Texas Panhandle chapter, said the Red Cross will help the house’s occupants with their “basic, immediate needs.”

“We will help with some food and clothing,” Pair said. “It seems like they all have a place to stay, otherwise, we’d help with that too.”

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